Germany has offered Turkey the opportunity to participate in the Interactive Defence and Attack System for Submarines (IDAS) missile project, IHS Jane's has learnt.
Berlin's offer to Ankara was made during a meeting held between Major General Benedikt Zimmer, Director-General of Equipment,
Germany offers participation in IDAS to Turkey
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Gen Sharif's Beijing trip signals strength of Sino-Pakistani ties
Pakistan Army chief General Raheel Sharif travelled to Beijing to reinforce the country's close ties with China on 25 January, a visit that coincided with US president Barack Obama's two-day trip to India.
Although there was no official comment on the timing of Gen Sharif's visit, senior Pakistani
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Analysis: Iranian ICBM claim falls short of the mark
Key Points
Iran is not preparing to launch its new satellite carrier rocket, as claimed by Israeli media
The liquid-fuel rocket cannot be classified as an ICBM due to its small payload capacity
ANALYSIS
Claims that Iran is preparing to test an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) are based
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US Army plans rotorcraft upgrades under budget pressure
The US Army must modernise its legacy helicopter fleet until its hoped-for Future Vertical Lift (FVL) programme begins fielding in the 2030s, the army's senior aviation official said on 29 January.
"That's 25 years … that we can't put at risk," said Major General Michael Lundy, the
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Russia selects new assault rifles
The Russian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has selected two assault rifles manufactured by Kalashnikov Concern as new standard issue firearms for the Russian Ratnik soldier modernisation programme.
"We have already made a deal and selected assault rifles from Izhmash. It won in cost to
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PLAN to deploy range of warships in Indian Ocean, says China's defence ministry
The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) will deploy a range of naval vessels into the Indian Ocean region in the future, said a senior military official during a press conference on 29 January.
The comment by Senior Colonel Yang Yujun, a spokesperson at China's Ministry of National Defense (MND),
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UPDATE: SEPI completes acquisition of Alestis Aerospace stake
Spanish state-owned holding group Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales (SEPI) has completed its purchase of a 24% stake in leading aircraft parts supplier Alestis Aerospace, SEPI announced on 1 February.
The announcement marks the final step in an ownership-restructuring programme that
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Slovakia seeks new semi-automatic pistols
Slovakia is preparing to launch its biggest tender for handguns since its independence, with a requirement for 49,000 semi-automatic pistols for its armed forces, as well as its police, customs, prison and court guards.
According to Robert Kalinak, Slovak minister of internal affairs, the procedure
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Pentagon budget 2016: DoD tries to find savings again
Most of the Pentagon's proposals to curb cost growth in nearly half its budget dedicated to compensation have been reject by the US Congress, but the Department of Defense is once again asking lawmakers to help cut those costs in President Barack Obama's fiscal year 2016 (FY 2016) budget request.
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Pentagon budget 2016: DoD seeks USD585.3 billion and more equipment purchases
Key Points
The Pentagon's USD534.3 billion base budget and USD50.9 billion OCO request is about 4% higher than the budget enacted this year
Planners are trying to maintain force structure and increase procurement
US president Barack Obama on 2 February asked Congress for USD585.3 billion in total
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Pentagon budget 2016: DoD may end supplemental budgeting
Key Points
Beginning in 2017 officials would transition OCO funding into the base budget and stop using the supplemental account by 2020
The plan is contingent upon sequestration ending, but there is not yet a clear path to removing the law or raising its budget caps
The US Department of Defense
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Netherlands to send crews to US for training on MQ-9 Reaper
The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) is about to dispatch military personnel to the United States to be trained on the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), IHS Jane's can reveal.
Despite not having even ordered the aircraft yet, the
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Japan's MoD ordered to pay damages to Fuji Heavy Industries
Japan's Ministry of Defense (MoD) has been ordered to pay JPY35 billion (USD298 million) in damages to Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) following the MoD's decision in 2008 to downsize a contract to procure and locally produce Boeing AH-64DJP Apache attack helicopters.
A spokesman from the MoD confirmed
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India test-fires canister-launched Agni 5 missile
India successfully test-fired its indigenously developed Agni 5 intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) from a mobile launcher for the first time on 31 January.
The 17 m long nuclear-capable, three-stage IRBM was launched from a hermetically sealed canister mounted on a Tatra truck from Wheeler
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CGS outlines new British Army senior posts amid culling of generals
General Sir Nick Carter, the British Army's Chief of the General Staff (CGS), has announced the creation of a number of top new appointments in replies given exclusively to IHS Jane's on 30 January.
The announcements accompany those of significant cuts to the number of army generals and of greater
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Iraq receives second batch of Mi-28s
The Iraqi Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 1 February that it had taken delivery of a second consignment of Mil Mi-28NE attack helicopters.
It released a video showing two Mi-28s being unloaded from an Antonov An-124 transport aircraft operated by Russia's Volga-Dnepr Airlines.
The MoD
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China, Argentina set for defence collaboration, Malvinas-class OPV deal
Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is expected to sign agreements with China to increase military co-operation, including construction of new warships for the Argentine Navy, during a visit to Beijing on 3-5 February, according to media reports.
The expanded level of
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Romania looks to revive Type 22 frigate upgrade programme
Romania is set to rekindle long-delayed plans for the Phase 2 modernisation of its two Type 22 Batch 2 frigates, the head of the Romanian Navy has revealed.
Addressing the IQPC Surface Warships 2015 conference in Genoa on 28 January, Rear Admiral (UH) Alexandru Mirsu, chief of the Romanian Naval
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Pentagon budget 2016: Tomahawk cruise missile stays alive
In its fiscal year 2016 (FY 2016) budget request the US Department of Defense (DoD) is seeking USD210 million for 100 more Block IV Tomahawk cruise missiles, including USD25 million for research, development, testing, and evaluation of the weapon system.
The FY 2016 request, combined with the 243
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Indian MiG-21 lost in training accident
An Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-21 'Fishbed' fighter aircraft crashed during a routine training exercise on 31 January.
The single-seat aircraft came down in the coastal Gujurat region not far from the Pakistan border, local media reported. The pilot ejected and was recovered shortly after.
An
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